Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.

This is the legacy version of twitter.com. We will be shutting it down on June 1, 2020. Please switch to a supported browser, or disable the extension which masks your browser. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center.

  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
patio11's profile
Patrick McKenzie
Patrick McKenzie
Patrick McKenzie
@patio11

Tweets

Patrick McKenzie

@patio11

I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

東京都 Tokyo
kalzumeus.com
Joined February 2009

Tweets

  • © 2020 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 28 Feb 2018
    • Report Tweet
    • Report NetzDG Violation

    On engineering career progression at Google: https://mtlynch.io/why-i-quit-google/ … This is the best public description of an important process at Big Daddy G that I've seen. It tracks with what I've heard in less public conversations.

    11:01 PM - 28 Feb 2018
    • 307 Retweets
    • 1,013 Likes
    • Jonathan Simon Eric Raio DENT Design aslezak Ismaël Mejía Michał Łopuszyński Aaron W 🇨🇦 Rogelio R mr-robot
    20 replies 307 retweets 1,013 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Michael Lynch‏ @deliberatecoder 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @patio11

        Thanks for reading, @patio11. Really glad to hear you enjoyed the article. Your @IndieHackers interview was one of the most influential for me in terms of the way that I approach my non-Google projects.

        1 reply 0 retweets 31 likes
      3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @deliberatecoder @IndieHackers

        Happy to have been of help! If I can ever do anything for you, drop me a line.

        0 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Jeff  ♨️ Darcy‏ @Obdurodon 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @patio11 @spyced

        If you think it's bad that we do this with engineers, consider how *executive* compensation works - quarterly cycle, ignoring long term or side effects, often based on something the exec didn't even do themselves.

        1 reply 5 retweets 12 likes
      3. Jeff  ♨️ Darcy‏ @Obdurodon 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @Obdurodon @patio11 @spyced

        We focus on short-term local impact because it's *easy* to measure, not because it's the *right* measure. Looking for keys under the lamp-post.

        0 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Andrew Cantino‏ @tectonic 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @patio11

        This is also probably how Google ends up with 15 different chat products: have to launch something to be promoted.

        1 reply 3 retweets 13 likes
      3. Vasudev Ram‏ @vasudevram 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @tectonic @patio11

        And messaging products, unless you mean the same. Also, killing Google Talk was a huge blunder on their part. It was a great product. Hangouts sucks, not only by comparison, but in an absolute sense.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. End of conversation
      1. Nick Coghlan‏ @ncoghlan_dev 28 Feb 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @patio11

        Most of it applies to Red Hat as well (although the break point for switching to optimising for what looks good to a promotion committee vs focusing on what's actually beneficial to the company's customers is at Principal rather than Senior)

        0 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Martin Vindahl Olsen‏ @mvindahl 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @patio11

        Goodhart's law. Works at every place and at every scale.

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Nick Goede‏ @ngoede 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @patio11

        I think a lot of people will read this and think google is messed up rather than thinking how the conclusion about your job being a business relationship applies to then. Which is too bad. Really good article though.

        0 replies 2 retweets 5 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Ovidiu Ciule‏ @ociule 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @patio11

        Seems to me like another interaction with Moloch! A mindless, undesigned system that does what it can, not what it should. Misalignment of incentives is a terrible way to be. http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ …

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Noah Gibbs‏ @codefolio 1 Mar 2018
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @ociule @patio11

        And yet, be very, very careful with large *designed* systems... You can design a system, but you can't get a real-world system to function consistently as designed after you add more people.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. End of conversation

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2020 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Imprint
      • Cookies
      • Ads info